Brazil nuts are not farmed...they are all harvested in the wild. They tried to farm Brazil nuts but failed. Has to do with the bees. Only the female bee is strong enough to pollinate the Brazil Nut flower but her mate dines on a number of other flowers (orchids, etc) that only grow in the jungle. Put the tree on a farm and the male bee starves to death, etc.
"Brazil nut tree's yellow flowers contain very sweet nectar and can only be pollinated by an insect strong enough to lift the coiled hood on the flower and with a tongue long enough to negotiate the complex coiled flower. For this reason, the Brazil nut's reproduction depends on the presence of the orchid Coryanthes vasquezii, which does not grow on the Brazil nut tree itself. The orchids produce a scent that attracts small male long-tongued orchid bees (Euglossa spp), as the male bees need that scent to attract females. The large female long-tongued orchid bee pollinates the Brazil nut tree. Without the orchid, the bees do not mate, and therefore the lack of bees means the fruit does not get pollinated."
Ok, guess it was just too esoteric.
It comes from the stage play “Charlie’s Aunt”.
In which every time the word Brazil is mentioned
the reply is “Oh, where the nuts come from!”.
I learn something new every day, at least. I knew they collected Brazil nuts from the wild, but now I know the reason why. Thanks.